"As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality. " Albert Einstein

Math has a capacity to be absolute, but what you are really looking at is one category of the two categories of language: Human language, and operant language. Human languages are languages like English, French, etc. These languages are meant purely for communicating their meaning.

Operant languages are partly symbolic and calculative in nature. These are things like computer programming languages, and of course, mathematics. Everything has to be done in syntax, or things don't compute correctly.

So with math, it works like blocks of computer code. That is actually exactly how they were able to formulate the first programming languages, out of the language of math.

So what you are doing is you are trying to understand the concept and description of analysis.

Ancient greek philosophers talked about this, and I think a good way to understand an analysis is that we have some real object with real properties, but we can represent that real object as some conglomerate of a linguistic construct, which can be used to show those properties, because the mechanics of how the analysis works produce the same causes and effects that act on that real object.

Other than that, math is understood through a certain level of engagement of mind, and it has to be studied to be learned.

It called dyscalculia and can range from anxeity to ill effects. Nausea, vomititng.. Like word dyslexia anxieties andsometimes the two crossover in some brains. It's essentially maths dyslexia caused by a different function in the short term memory developmental or genetic damage / insult / lesion / etc. Usually folks this way overcompensate in other areas. I am maths dyslexic hypergraphic and it's a larger component of Epilepsy. It can be for varying reasons. It's really fucking interesting.. With a calculator i can do anything .. without i can't do 7 yr old maths. I can't add or take away time.. I mistake numbers for other numbers and write them down wrong. I'm fucking random number generator lol .. it's caused me chaos. Comes in varying degree's. Maths is absoloute if that bit of your brain works but mine don't !!!!!! Like a few other here by sounds of it lol

Same way here with math and advanced logic. But I pursue it because in it is perfect truth, therefore worth me figuring it out.

You don't need to solve the problems anymore a calculator will do it for you. All you need to do now is learn how to setup problems, manipulate equations and Internet him into a calculator or a programmable calculator.

Consider that mathematics is absolute in a very relative way. Academic disciplines, even math, cannot escape some semblance of dissonance.

Give me an example of an equation that you cannot grasp and I'll walk you through it.

Don't make it too long or complicated 'cos it's the concepts involved that matter - not how hard it is.

"Mathematics is absolute truth only to the extent that the axioms allow it to be absolutely true, and we can never know if the axioms themselves are true, because unlike theorems which can be proved using previous theorems or axioms, axioms rest on the validity of human observation."

In my job I'm only required to count to four at most, so l got nothin'.

Lots of people have math anxiety, I used to tutor statistics in college to psyc majors who were trying to pass the one simple statistics class that was mandatory.

Math is very logical, as others pointed out, similar to computer science and logical problem solving. There are rules and syntax that you must follow. Process decomposition is necessary.

Think of a house, we all understand what a house is, but you can't just go out and start hammering boards together. You need a plan, split the tasks down to the level that most people could follow, determine the order in which they all need to happen and so on. This is process decomposition.

Higer level mathematical constructs are built from the gound up too. If you have a feel and understanding for higher level mathematical constructs, perhaps that is enough.

Is math absolute?

What about "Gödel's incompleteness theorems"?

Then there is this: [nytimes.com]

I had math anxiety but had to overcome it because I had to teach it. I learned to break it down into its simpler parts; then it made sense.
One of the truths that I reached over the years was that the best math teachers were not the people to whom math concepts came easily, but those who had struggled and learned to do as I had done. They understood what students were experiencing.

My brain goes to mush with math. Chemo damaged my calculative abilities as well as short term memory. Got as far as Algebra II in HS. Almost flunked geometry. Never got to Calculus. In college switched from Statistics to Social Theory.

I am by no means a math wizard, having gotten only through Calculus 1, and I've forgotten most of it now. But I love math! I do think it is absolute, and I love the logic and the clear, sound reasoning of it.

You're right, it can be fascinating.

I went through Calc 3 at college (also Differential Equations and DifEQ2) and I had mixed feelings about it.

On one hand, I had to drill dozens to HUNDREDS of questions to understand the application of the rules. On the other hand, once it clicks it's very straight forward and the tests were easy.

Of course, that was 15 years ago. Lol.

Math is important to learn however because it teaches you to think logically, progressively, and apply rules. Anyone who ever took symbolic logic will see the similarities.

I used to think math is absolute, as if it were fundamentally built into reality. It would be easy to see it this way. After reading about quantum mechanics and Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorum, I had to abandon thie notion of their connection.

I'm the same way with quantum physics..I understand it but don't "speak" the math of it..which sucks.

I am like that with history. I like the stories, but would easily fail a test if quizzed on it.

Absolutely absolute !!.... I could write a book here but I'll let you think about what I've just said.... So, as the terminator said.... I'll be back ?

I hearya. I have dyscalculia and yet I'm fascinated my higher maths and maths-heavy sciences. I just can't participate. ?

It's bob to the 5x -green(7x%2equals yellow duh..

We created maths in order to help us establish order and to understand.
To me it is a concept but one I understand well enough.

What's the point of a negative if zero is absolute?

I would like to take calculus again. I passed with a B but can't say I understood it

Can I suggest teaching it. That has helped me no end... or infinately! By having to explain maths to tiny humans, this activity has boosted my confidence. I still hate long division and times tables, but not as much as I did.